martes, 3 de septiembre de 2013

Nuevas Publicaciones

Record and Verify Systems for Radiation Treatment of Cancer: Acceptance Testing, Commissioning and Quality Control

IAEA Human Health Reports No. 7

This
publication serves as a useful guide for medical physicists in
radiation oncology, radiation oncologists and radiation therapists,
ensuring accuracy, safety and quality
in radiation therapy. Record and verify systems (RVSs) were developed
to reduce the risk of treatment errors in radiation oncology. These have
recently evolved into complete radiotherapy information management
systems that interface with imaging systems, treatment
planning computers, and treatment delivery systems. To function as
intended, RVSs must be subject to a comprehensive quality assurance (QA)
programme. This publication provides practical guidelines for a
comprehensive QA programme and its implementation. It
describes the QA programme, including acceptance tests and the
commissioning process that should be used in conjunction with the
installation of a new RVS. It is also highlighted that some of the tests
performed at installation must be repeated regularly as
part of the periodic quality control checks.

Roles and Responsibilities, and Education and Training Requirements for Clinically Qualified Medical Physicists

IAEA Human Health Series No. 25

This
publication addresses the shortfall of well trained and clinically
qualified medical physicists working in radiation medicine. The roles,
responsibilities and clinical
training requirements of medical physicists have not always been well
defined or well understood by health care professionals, health
authorities and regulatory agencies. To fill this gap, this publication
provides recommendations for the academic education
and clinical training of clinically qualified medical physicists,
including recommendations for their accreditation certification and
registration, along with continuous professional development. The goal
is to establish criteria that support the harmonization
of education and clinical training worldwide, as well as to promote the
recognition of medical physics as a profession.